Service difficulty report · Plug · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
July 2, 2017
Submitted
September 11, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N770AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
29578
Aircraft time
73,806 hours, 9,286 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT89
Part
Plug
Part number
FK26401
Condition
Blown
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. AT FL250 ON CLIMBOUT, RT ENGINE EGT WENT INTO RED ZONE WITH A HIGH EGT. DET FIRE ENG R EICAS MESSAGE. RT EGT INDICATED, THEN INDICATED A LOW EGT OF 346 DEG. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO KMIA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND BLOWN BORESCOPE PLUG ON RT ENG. REPLACED PLUG AND REPLACED RT ENGINE LT REVERSER HALF IAW 78-94-10. ALSO REPLACED MANY PARTS DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. OK FOR SERVICE.